PACE 921VNX Static DNS

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Does anyone know how to configure static DNS entries on the PACE 921VNX VDSL2 modem/router ?
 
Thanks guys, mikrotik looks interesting but complicated. I have managed to connect my old dlink 2750u to the pace modem but a little unsure on my configuration. Want to use the Dlink to manage DNS but not sure if the pace over rides the settings. I'm a little out of my depth here and appreciate the help.

I'm sure someone on here has a setup like the above. Maybe its straight forward and i'm just missing a tick in a box!
 
This worked for me

Steps to follow on how to change (setup) the DNS on the Pace921VNX:
- Download a program called Putty at http://www.putty.org/
- Open Putty by double clicking the downloaded file putty.exe
- Select the Telnet radio button
- Type your Pace’s LAN IP address at the Host Name (or IP Address) field – Example: 10.0.0.2
- Click on Open

- Once you have clicked on Open, please log into the Pace921VNX with the following username and password:
• Username: admin
• Password: nology*/4
- Once you have logged into the Pace921VNX via a Telnet session, please type the following commands to setup /change the DNS (the commands are case sensitive – type it exactly as below):
 cd WANConnectionDevice_1 {Press Enter}
 set DNSOverrideAllowed 1 {Press Enter}
 set DNSServers x.x.x.x,y.y.y.y <where x.x.x.x will be the primary DNS IP address and y.y.y.y the secondary DNS IP address > {Press Enter}
 fcommit {Press Enter to save/apply the changes that you have made on the Pace921VNX}
 exit {Press Enter}
 
Reaper84 said:
This worked for me

Steps to follow on how to change (setup) the DNS on the Pace921VNX:
- Download a program called Putty at http://www.putty.org/
- Open Putty by double clicking the downloaded file putty.exe
- Select the Telnet radio button
- Type your Pace’s LAN IP address at the Host Name (or IP Address) field – Example: 10.0.0.2
- Click on Open

- Once you have clicked on Open, please log into the Pace921VNX with the following username and password:
• Username: admin
• Password: nology*/4
- Once you have logged into the Pace921VNX via a Telnet session, please type the following commands to setup /change the DNS (the commands are case sensitive – type it exactly as below):
 cd WANConnectionDevice_1 {Press Enter}
 set DNSOverrideAllowed 1 {Press Enter}
 set DNSServers x.x.x.x,y.y.y.y <where x.x.x.x will be the primary DNS IP address and y.y.y.y the secondary DNS IP address > {Press Enter}
 fcommit {Press Enter to save/apply the changes that you have made on the Pace921VNX}
 exit {Press Enter}
Click to expand...

Great post.I don't think you could have made it simpler.Bookmarked for potential future use.
 
Thanks Reaper84 I use putty on a daily basis but not for this kind of work!, Done the above and added 2x DNS servers and run ls command and I see the below. The first two I did not add, will it try and use these first, if so can I get rid of them somehow?

WANConnectionDevice_1_Status_DNSServers = [196.43.34.190,196.43.53.190,46.165.219.110,197.189.212.164]

Edit: I notice the first 2 are telkom's DNS

Name IP Address Location
wbs-ip-dns.saix.net 196.43.34.190 Cape Town
ndn-ip-dns-4.saix.net 196.43.53.190 Durban

How to get rid of these, or at least move them to the end so it uses them last?

If I get this working then I can avoid using the Dlink as well as the Pace.
 
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Is it possible to change the connection-specific DNS suffix via telnet?
 
Reaper84 said:
This worked for me

Steps to follow on how to change (setup) the DNS on the Pace921VNX:
- Download a program called Putty at http://www.putty.org/
- Open Putty by double clicking the downloaded file putty.exe
- Select the Telnet radio button
- Type your Pace’s LAN IP address at the Host Name (or IP Address) field – Example: 10.0.0.2
- Click on Open

- Once you have clicked on Open, please log into the Pace921VNX with the following username and password:
• Username: admin
• Password: nology*/4
- Once you have logged into the Pace921VNX via a Telnet session, please type the following commands to setup /change the DNS (the commands are case sensitive – type it exactly as below):
 cd WANConnectionDevice_1 {Press Enter}
 set DNSOverrideAllowed 1 {Press Enter}
 set DNSServers x.x.x.x,y.y.y.y <where x.x.x.x will be the primary DNS IP address and y.y.y.y the secondary DNS IP address > {Press Enter}
 fcommit {Press Enter to save/apply the changes that you have made on the Pace921VNX}
 exit {Press Enter}
Click to expand...

Thanks for this! It worked perfectly for me!

Only issue is that I did a factory reset on my router last night, and now it won't seem to work again. It seems like the "set DNSOverrideAllowed 1" command doesn't seem to go through, as nothing changes after it gets inputted.

Just shows "WANConnectionDevice_1>" on the side. Then when you input "fcommit" it simply says "router.conf wasn't modified, save-config is skipped"

Any ideas?
 
Ok, never mind.. I got it to input my DNS settings.

Unfortunately it doesn't work. In the router interface, it shows DNS as "user defined" and lists the DNS settings (Unotelly) that I put in. However it doesn't seem to make use of them. Netflix/Hulu/etc all still identify my location as SA...
 
I took my pace back after one day and got the zyxel. Best decision that I made pluss got a free 40 gb fat pipe from vox with it.
 
Reaper84 said:
This worked for me

Steps to follow on how to change (setup) the DNS on the Pace921VNX:
- Download a program called Putty at http://www.putty.org/
- Open Putty by double clicking the downloaded file putty.exe
- Select the Telnet radio button
- Type your Pace’s LAN IP address at the Host Name (or IP Address) field – Example: 10.0.0.2
- Click on Open

- Once you have clicked on Open, please log into the Pace921VNX with the following username and password:
• Username: admin
• Password: nology*/4
- Once you have logged into the Pace921VNX via a Telnet session, please type the following commands to setup /change the DNS (the commands are case sensitive – type it exactly as below):
 cd WANConnectionDevice_1 {Press Enter}
 set DNSOverrideAllowed 1 {Press Enter}
 set DNSServers x.x.x.x,y.y.y.y <where x.x.x.x will be the primary DNS IP address and y.y.y.y the secondary DNS IP address > {Press Enter}
 fcommit {Press Enter to save/apply the changes that you have made on the Pace921VNX}
 exit {Press Enter}
Click to expand...

Thanks Reaper84!
 
Bolts said:
Thanks Reaper84 I use putty on a daily basis but not for this kind of work!, Done the above and added 2x DNS servers and run ls command and I see the below. The first two I did not add, will it try and use these first, if so can I get rid of them somehow?

WANConnectionDevice_1_Status_DNSServers = [196.43.34.190,196.43.53.190,46.165.219.110,197.189.212.164]

Edit: I notice the first 2 are telkom's DNS

Name IP Address Location
wbs-ip-dns.saix.net 196.43.34.190 Cape Town
ndn-ip-dns-4.saix.net 196.43.53.190 Durban

How to get rid of these, or at least move them to the end so it uses them last?

If I get this working then I can avoid using the Dlink as well as the Pace.
Click to expand...

I assume it's a little late already, but...

I had the same, fixed it by turning DNSEnable off and on, and then DNSOverrideAllowed off.

In that order.

And UnoTelly is happy.
 
Hi

Could someone assist me adding a static route on this Telkom Pace router

I need to add the following

route -p add 172.18.0.0 mask 255.255.0.0 192.168.1.2

Thanks in advance. :)





Reaper84 said:
This worked for me

Steps to follow on how to change (setup) the DNS on the Pace921VNX:
- Download a program called Putty at http://www.putty.org/
- Open Putty by double clicking the downloaded file putty.exe
- Select the Telnet radio button
- Type your Pace’s LAN IP address at the Host Name (or IP Address) field – Example: 10.0.0.2
- Click on Open

- Once you have clicked on Open, please log into the Pace921VNX with the following username and password:
• Username: admin
• Password: nology*/4
- Once you have logged into the Pace921VNX via a Telnet session, please type the following commands to setup /change the DNS (the commands are case sensitive – type it exactly as below):
 cd WANConnectionDevice_1 {Press Enter}
 set DNSOverrideAllowed 1 {Press Enter}
 set DNSServers x.x.x.x,y.y.y.y <where x.x.x.x will be the primary DNS IP address and y.y.y.y the secondary DNS IP address > {Press Enter}
 fcommit {Press Enter to save/apply the changes that you have made on the Pace921VNX}
 exit {Press Enter}
Click to expand...
 
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